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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Irwinton Shores, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Irwinton Shores and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Irwinton Shores:
    • 35.754517, -84.662438
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Irwinton Shores
  • Bird Watching ...
    • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
    • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Roane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Roane County
    • Since Irwinton Shores is near Meigs County and also Rhea County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rhea County
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Irwinton Shores

Curious and Interesting Names Near Irwinton Shores ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Apollo Shores
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Apollo Shores is located in Rhea County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollo Shores
  • Cove Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cove Point is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
  • Eagle Furnace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Eagle Furnace is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Furnace
  • Eagle Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Eagle Point is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
  • Glen Alice
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Glen Alice is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
  • Half Moon Shores
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Half Moon Shores is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon Shores
  • Holiday Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Holiday Hills is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
  • Idle Oaks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Idle Oaks is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idle Oaks
  • Iron Hill ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Iron Hill is located in Rhea County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
  • King Creek ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • King Creek is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Creek
  • Maple Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Maple Grove is located in Meigs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Pioneer Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Ponders
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Ponders is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponders
    • Rockwood Ferry
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Rockwood Ferry is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Ferry
    • Smoke Rise
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Smoke Rise is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
    • Terrace View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Terrace View is located in Rhea County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace View

How Far From Irwinton Shores to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Irwinton Shores to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Irwinton Shores and extending to:

  • Kingston, which is the Seat of Roane County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Irwinton Shores to Kingston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 121 miles [194.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 471 miles [758 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,357 miles [10,230.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,069 miles [11,376.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,944 miles [7,956.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Irwinton Shores) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<3>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Irwinton Shores to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Irwinton Shores. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7545, Longitude: -84.6624       In this case, the coordinates for Irwinton Shores have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.486 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.228 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.896 degrees.